Children and young people’s counsellor or support volunteer

Volunteers in this role work with young clients who will either be one of our patients themselves, or have a parent, sibling or close relative who is seriously ill or who has died.

Children and young people’s counsellor or support volunteer

Opportunity details

Location Across Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire

Team Supportive Care

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Likely hours About 16 hours a month

Are you a trained children’s counsellor, or have experience working with children and young people?

Children and young people’s support and counsellor volunteers provide support for children and young people under the age of 18 either in their homes, at one of our hospice buildings in Watford or St Albans, at external venues, including schools, or by participating in events organised by the team. These young clients will either have a parent, sibling or close relative who is seriously ill or who has died.

The role involves empowering the parents or main carer to support children, and to provide one to one support for the child or young person at home, school or one of our patient buildings in Watford or St Albans. Our volunteers allow us to offer this service to more families who need it.

Why volunteer with us?

Full training and supervision provided You'll attend a one-day training course and will be assigned a line-manager to support you throughout

Make a difference to patients and families The emotional support you provide, will be invaluable to our patients and their families

Use your skills and develop new skills Your empathy and listening skills will be developed in a supportive and caring environment

Find out more about this role

If you have time to give and would like to join the Rennie Grove Peace volunteering team, we’d love to hear from you!

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Learn more about volunteering with Rennie Grove Peace

Without the time our volunteers give to support all areas of our work, we couldn’t help all the families who need us. We have a wide range of volunteer roles with varying time commitments to suit people in different circumstances.